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Bougainvillaea — Bou gain*vil*l[ae] a, n. [Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order {Nyctoginace[ae]}, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Bougainvillaea — The story behind the naming of the bougainvillaea started in 1766 with a three year journey of discovery around the world, from which the woody vine of the four o clock family was brought home to France. This plant, which was named for the… … Dictionary of eponyms

bougainvillea — also bougainvillaea noun Etymology: New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville Date: 1849 any of a genus (Bougainvillaea) of the four o clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral… … New Collegiate Dictionary